On This Day In Black History Jan 3 - Louis Stokes

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1999.

Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the first African American congressman elected in the state of Ohio. He was one of the Cold War-era chairmen of the House Intelligence Committee, headed the Congressional Black Caucus, and was the first African American on the House Appropriations Committee.

Stokes was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Louise (née Stone) and Charles Stokes.[3] He and his brother, politician Carl B. Stokes, lived in one of the first federally funded housing projects, the Outhwaite Homes.

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